SELENIURET
SELENIU'RET, noun. A newly discovered mineral, of a shining lead gray color, with granular SELENU'RET, texture. It is composed chiefly of selenium, silver and copper.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SELENOGRAPHIC
SELENOGRAPH'IC, adjective. [infra.] Belonging to selenography.
SELENOGRAPHICAL
SELENOGRAPH'ICAL,
SELENOGRAPHY
SELENOG'RAPHY, noun. [Gr. the moon; to describe.] A desciption of the moon and its phenomena; a branch of cosmography.
SELF
SELF, adjective. or pron. pluralselves; used chiefly in composition.1. In old authors, this sometimes signifies particular, very, or same. 'And on tham sylfan geare; ' in that s...
SELF-ABASED
SELF-ABA'SED, adjective. [self and abase.] Humbled by conscious guilt or shame.
SELF-ABASEMENT
SELF-ABA'SEMENT, noun. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciouness of inferiority, guilt or shame.
SELF-ABASING
SELF-ABA'SING, adjective. Humbling by the consciouness of guilt or by shame.
SELF-ABUSE
SELF-ABU'SE, noun. [selfand abuse.] The abuse of one's own person or powers.
SELF-ACCUSING
SELF-ACCU'SING, adjective. [self and accuse.] Accusing one's self; as a self-accusing look.
SELF-ACTIVITY
SELF-ACTIV'ITY, noun. [self and activity.] Self-motion, or the power of moving one's self without foreign aid.
SELF-ADMIRATION
SELF-ADMIRA'TION, noun. Admiration of one's self.
SELF-ADMIRING
SELF-ADMI'RING, adjective. Admiring one's self.
SELF-AFFAIRS
SELF-AFFA'IRS, n. plu. [self and affair.] One's own private business.
SELF-AFFRIGHTED
SELF-AFFRIGHTED, adjective. [self and affright.] Frightened at one's self.
SELF-APPLAUSE
SELF-APPLAUSE, noun. self-applauz'. Applause of one's self.
SELF-APPROVING
SELF-APPROVING, adjective. That approves of one's own conduct.
SELF-ASSUMED
SELF-ASSU'MED, adjective. Assumed by one's own act and without authority.
SELF-BANISHED
SELF-BAN'ISHED, adjective. [self and banish.] Exiled voluntarily.
SELF-BEGOTTEN
SELF-BEGOT'TEN, adjective. [self and beget.] Begotten by one's own powers.SELF'-BORN, adjective. [self and born.] Born or produced by one's self.
SELF-CENCEITED
SELF-CENCE'ITED, adjective. Vain; having a high or overweening opinion of one's own person or merits.
SELF-CENTERED
SELF-CEN'TERED, adjective. [self and center.] Centered in itself.The earth self-center'd and unmoved. Dryden.
SELF-CHARITY
SELF-CHAR'ITY, noun. [self and charity.] Love of one's self.
SELF-COMMUNICATIVE
SELF-COMMU'NICATIVE, adjective. [self and communicative.] Imparted or communicated by its own powers.
SELF-CONCEIT
SELF-CONCE'IT, noun. [self and conceit.] A high opinion of one's self; vanity.
SELF-CONCEITEDNESS
SELF-CONCE'ITEDNESS, noun. Vanity; an overweening opinion of one's own person or accomplishments.
SELF-CONFIDENCE
SELF-CON'FIDENCE, noun. [self and confidence.] Confidence in one's own judgement or ability; reliance on one's own opinion or powers, without other aid.